stall and weight gain?!

[Onesassychick79 35]

Ok i am 3 weeks post OP and am so frustrated...i lost about 16 lbs the first 2 weeks and for the last few days i was stalled ABCs this morning i was even up a couple lbs!!! I am still on liquids for a week and then puree for 2 weeks...a couple contributing factors could be lack of Protein or lack of water...very hard for me to get those in...anything else that could be causing this? Any one have suggestions to jump start my weight loss again? I am kind of freaking out...why am i torturing myself for no weight loss??!

[futureloser 190]

Ok i am 3 weeks post OP and am so frustrated...i lost about 16 lbs the first 2 weeks and for the last few days i was stalled ABCs this morning i was even up a couple lbs!!! I am still on liquids for a week and then puree for 2 weeks...a couple contributing factors could be lack of Protein or lack of Water...very hard for me to get those in...anything else that could be causing this? Any one have suggestions to jump start my weight loss again? I am kind of freaking out...why am i torturing myself for no weight loss??!

I know how frustrating this is, but your body is adjusting to the new you. It thinks you are starving and holds onto everything. Keep trying to get the Water and Protein in. You may stall for a week or two but you will see changes in your body measurements. Stay with the plan- the loss will start up again.

[Fixerupper 335]

Don't freak out it happens to all of us. You would hit the dreaded week 3 stall. It will pass your body is just re balancing some things right now. Just keep doing what you're supposed to do and it will come off. Sick to the plan.

[Ballermom 803]

Yea, it's the infamous 3week stall. Happens to many of us. Just stay with the plan. Try my fitness pal where you chart your food intake stay accountable. Relax, and get your Water and Protein in. Try or continue your exercise routine whatever you been cleared to do by you physician.

Good luck

[Healthiernewme 81]

Ditto to what other people already said. Just keep up with the Protein and Water as best as you can, your weight loss will pick up when you're body is ready. Don't get frustrated, it will happen.

[Arts137 1,811]

relax, you have your new stomach for the rest of your life, so you are in this for the rest of your life. Please don't 'torture yourself', that just lets your mind play games... Water, hormones, body changes, all make for short term strangeness, but in the end, evey month you will be lighter and smaller...

[Onesassychick79 35]

Thank you for the wonderful encouragement! I will try to stay positive and continue to work the program...i have been on liquids for a month now...so hoping things will start happening once i move onto the next stage diet...

[mytime2shine 229]

I'm so glad to read all these encouraging posts!! I have been fighting the same 4 lbs for 4 weeks & am soooo frustrated. 5-weeks out -- on soft foods. track everything that I eat on MFP. I have driven myself just about crazy trying to figure out what I am doing wrong. Averaging 700-800 cal/day. 60-64 oz of H2O & 60-70 g of Protein.

Reading y'all's words helped me to see that this too shall pass!!!

[Onesassychick79 35]

Ok, sill no weight change and it's been 10 days...ugh

[AutismMom 92]

I'll be 1 month post op on the 17th...I had a 19 day stall that started with my cycle on week 2. I was sad, mad, frustrated...you name it! But at last the scale is moving again!